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Missouri county map

Missouri has 115 counties. Texas County is the largest by land at 1,177 square miles, and St. Louis County is the most populous with 992,929 residents.

Population 2024
6,245,466
#19 of 51
Land area
68,746 sq mi
#18 of 51
Density
90.8 / sq mi
#29 of 51
Counties
115
Capital: Jefferson City
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Jefferson City 38.58° N, 92.17° W

Map of all 115 counties in Missouri

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Missouri map sheets.

AdairAndrewAtchisonAudrainBarryBartonBatesBentonBollingerBooneBuchananButlerCaldwellCallawayCamdenCape GirardeauCarrollCarterCassCedarCharitonChristianClarkClayClintonColeCooperCrawfordDadeDallasDaviessDeKalbDentDouglasDunklinFranklinGasconadeGentryGreeneGrundyHarrisonHenryHickoryHoltHowardHowellIronJacksonJasperJeffersonJohnsonKnoxLacledeLafayetteLawrenceLewisLincolnLinnLivingstonMcDonaldMaconMadisonMariesMarionMercerMillerMississippiMoniteauMonroeMontgomeryMorganNew MadridNewtonNodawayOregonOsageOzarkPemiscotPerryPettisPhelpsPikePlattePolkPulaskiPutnamRallsRandolphRayReynoldsRipleySt. CharlesSt. ClairSte. GenevieveSt. FrancoisSt. LouisSalineSchuylerScotlandScottShannonShelbyStoddardStoneSullivanTaneyTexasVernonWarrenWashingtonWayneWebsterWorthWrightSt. Louis cityMissouri county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
115 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Missouri population and land area

Missouri had 6,245,466 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 19th of the 50 states and DC. Its 68,746 square miles of land rank 18th. Missouri averages 90.8 people per square mile of land, close to the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 29th.

Population, 2024
6,245,46619th of 51
Land area
68,746 sq mi18th of 51
Density
90.8 per sq mi29th of 51
Number of counties
115
Capital
Jefferson City38.579° N, 92.173° W
State FIPS code
29

Missouri counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Jefferson City.

Pettis County: 64Henry County: 32Texas County: 22Madison County: 26St. Louis city: 4,532Cole County: 198Washington County: 31Macon County: 19Barton County: 20Grundy County: 22Cedar County: 32Randolph County: 50Ray County: 41Caldwell County: 21Benton County: 29Douglas County: 15Shannon County: 7.2Dade County: 16Wright County: 29Gentry County: 13Lawrence County: 64Cooper County: 30Hickory County: 22Moniteau County: 37Dent County: 20Monroe County: 14Maries County: 16Bollinger County: 17Clinton County: 52Knox County: 7.4Webster County: 71Harrison County: 11Pulaski County: 99Adair County: 45Warren County: 90Daviess County: 15Audrain County: 35Howard County: 22Linn County: 19Saline County: 31Miller County: 43Dallas County: 33Morgan County: 37New Madrid County: 23Newton County: 98Oregon County: 11Franklin County: 116Greene County: 456Ralls County: 22Lafayette County: 53Livingston County: 28McDonald County: 45Barry County: 46Cape Girardeau County: 145Carroll County: 12Christian County: 171Vernon County: 24Carter County: 11Andrew County: 42Jasper County: 198Worth County: 7.0Lincoln County: 105Marion County: 65Holt County: 9.2Howell County: 44St. Francois County: 149Chariton County: 9.8Butler County: 60Iron County: 17Perry County: 40Cass County: 163St. Louis County: 1,955Dunklin County: 50Wayne County: 14Ozark County: 12Laclede County: 48Reynolds County: 7.3Lewis County: 20Taney County: 90Ripley County: 17Ste. Genevieve County: 37Scotland County: 11Putnam County: 8.8Schuyler County: 13Shelby County: 12Boone County: 280Mercer County: 7.6Platte County: 270Camden County: 67Bates County: 20Johnson County: 67Sullivan County: 8.9Atchison County: 9.4Scott County: 90Montgomery County: 22Jefferson County: 353Clark County: 13Callaway County: 54St. Clair County: 15Buchanan County: 205Pemiscot County: 29Polk County: 52Phelps County: 68Stone County: 70Osage County: 22Clay County: 662Nodaway County: 23Crawford County: 31Jackson County: 1,203St. Charles County: 756Mississippi County: 29Pike County: 27Stoddard County: 35Gasconade County: 28DeKalb County: 23
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Largest county in Missouri by land area

Texas County ranks first at 1,177 square miles and St. Louis city last at 62 square miles. The top value is 19 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Texas County1,177
  2. 02Shannon County1,004
  3. 03Howell County927
  4. 04Franklin County923
  5. 05Nodaway County877
  6. 06Bates County837
  7. 07Callaway County835
  8. 08Johnson County829
  9. 09Vernon County826
  10. 10Stoddard County823

Most populous county in Missouri

St. Louis County ranks first at 992,929 residents and Worth County last at 1,872 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01St. Louis County992,929
  2. 02Jackson County727,362
  3. 03St. Charles County423,726
  4. 04Greene County307,942
  5. 05St. Louis city279,695
  6. 06Clay County263,370
  7. 07Jefferson County231,888
  8. 08Boone County192,154
  9. 09Jasper County126,479
  10. 10Cass County113,873

Least populous county in Missouri

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Worth County1,872
  2. 02Mercer County3,452
  3. 03Knox County3,740
  4. 04Schuyler County4,069
  5. 05Holt County4,241
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Missouri

St. Louis city ranks first at 4,531.7 people per square mile and Worth County last at 7.0 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01St. Louis city4,531.7
  2. 02St. Louis County1,954.6
  3. 03Jackson County1,203.2
  4. 04St. Charles County756.0
  5. 05Clay County662.3
  6. 06Greene County456.0
  7. 07Jefferson County353.3
  8. 08Boone County280.3
  9. 09Platte County269.7
  10. 10Buchanan County204.7
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Missouri

St. Charles County ranks first at $98,765 and Wayne County last at $41,315. The top value is 2.4 times the bottom one.

  1. 01St. Charles County$98,765
  2. 02Platte County$96,353
  3. 03Cass County$85,283
  4. 04Clay County$84,816
  5. 05St. Louis County$81,631
  6. 06Jefferson County$81,517
  7. 07Lincoln County$79,954
  8. 08Christian County$79,714
  9. 09Warren County$77,075
  10. 10Clinton County$76,875

Towns and cities in Missouri

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 338 incorporated places in Missouri with 1,000 or more residents, holding 3,974,915 people together, or 64% of the state total. 135 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Unionville at 40.476° N and the southernmost is Steele at 36.095° N. Among places of 5,000+, Rogersville grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 37.1%.

  1. 01Kansas City516,032
  2. 02St. Louis279,695
  3. 03Springfield170,596
  4. 04Columbia130,900
  5. 05Independence121,629
  6. 06Lee's Summit106,419
  7. 07O'Fallon95,355
  8. 08St. Charles72,458
  9. 09St. Joseph71,098
  10. 10St. Peters61,398
  11. 11Blue Springs61,246
  12. 12Joplin53,605
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Jefferson City, the capital

39.0% of Missouri's place population, 1,550,304 of 3,974,915 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Jefferson City. That ranks 41st of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Jefferson City, month by month, are on the Jefferson City daylight page.

States bordering Missouri

Missouri borders 8 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Springfield, 159 miles ENE of Jefferson City in a straight line.

UTM zones in Missouri

The internal points of Missouri's counties fall in UTM zones 15, 16. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Missouri spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 115 counties in Missouri

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
29189St. Louis County992,929#15081,954.6$81,631
29095Jackson County727,362#26051,203.2$66,102
29183St. Charles County423,726#3561756.0$98,765
29077Greene County307,942675456.0$59,740
29510St. Louis city279,695624,531.7$55,231
29047Clay County263,370398662.3$84,816
29099Jefferson County231,888656353.3$81,517
29019Boone County192,154686280.3$70,153
29097Jasper County126,479639198.1$55,152
29037Cass County113,873697163.5$85,283
29165Platte County113,207420269.7$96,353
29071Franklin County107,256923116.2$70,389
29043Christian County96,045563170.7$79,714
29031Cape Girardeau County83,658579144.6$67,445
29021Buchanan County83,574408204.7$60,575
29051Cole County77,625392198.3$74,002
29187St. Francois County67,503452149.4$55,578
29113Lincoln County65,888627105.2$79,954
29145Newton County61,51962598.5$63,292
29213Taney County56,74463289.7$54,514
29101Johnson County55,88082967.4$68,326
29169Pulaski County53,96454798.6$71,856
29161Phelps County45,67267268.0$53,151
29027Callaway County45,12683554.1$64,214
29029Camden County44,13565667.3$63,903
29159Pettis County43,79168264.2$55,021
29225Webster County42,04159370.9$69,841
29023Butler County41,81469560.2$48,059
29091Howell County40,76292744.0$48,727
29109Lawrence County39,15161264.0$58,128
29219Warren County38,47842989.8$77,075
29201Scott County37,95742090.4$60,088
29105Laclede County36,73876548.0$52,211
29009Barry County35,61877845.8$53,303
29107Lafayette County33,51162853.3$67,178
29167Polk County33,07063652.0$56,628
29209Stone County32,63046470.4$62,394
29207Stoddard County28,43882334.5$51,741
29127Marion County28,42543765.1$60,780
29069Dunklin County27,00254249.8$45,570
29215Texas County25,7151,17721.8$47,273
29131Miller County25,66859343.3$55,031
29001Adair County25,66056745.2$56,954
29007Audrain County24,30469235.1$55,957
29175Randolph County24,07748349.9$59,692
29119McDonald County24,05453944.6$54,452
29221Washington County23,58376031.0$49,510
29195Saline County23,32575630.9$53,943
29177Ray County23,19956940.8$70,993
29055Crawford County22,80874230.7$55,253
29083Henry County22,57569732.4$55,216
29141Morgan County22,39959837.5$52,072
29049Clinton County21,72141951.8$76,875
29015Benton County20,61470429.3$50,946
29147Nodaway County20,50387723.4$55,749
29217Vernon County19,78782623.9$53,602
29229Wright County19,50568228.6$47,612
29157Perry County19,10047440.3$64,302
29186Ste. Genevieve County18,54649937.2$71,557
29003Andrew County18,09143341.8$75,926
29163Pike County17,96167026.8$59,147
29059Dallas County17,87754133.0$63,112
29053Cooper County17,12256530.3$70,769
29013Bates County16,39483719.6$56,178
29135Moniteau County15,29441536.9$63,971
29143New Madrid County15,21267522.5$53,843
29121Macon County15,17780118.9$58,887
29039Cedar County15,02347431.7$48,789
29065Dent County14,72175319.6$49,324
29117Livingston County14,65853227.5$59,389
29073Gasconade County14,65551928.2$62,203
29155Pemiscot County14,40749329.2$42,080
29151Osage County13,47860722.2$73,660
29123Madison County12,85249426.0$52,339
29067Douglas County12,29081415.1$43,336
29115Linn County11,91061619.3$53,836
29133Mississippi County11,75041228.5$48,342
29011Barton County11,71759219.8$50,185
29139Montgomery County11,51153521.5$57,686
29223Wayne County10,82075914.3$41,315
29181Ripley County10,71563017.0$43,485
29017Bollinger County10,61061817.2$53,134
29173Ralls County10,49947022.3$68,550
29089Howard County10,15046421.9$57,674
29063DeKalb County9,88442123.5$63,946
29111Lewis County9,85250519.5$57,912
29185St. Clair County9,84867514.6$50,578
29079Grundy County9,76643522.4$48,491
29093Iron County9,42055017.1$48,241
29153Ozark County9,09074512.2$45,234
29025Caldwell County9,00042621.1$62,916
29137Monroe County8,89064813.7$54,624
29085Hickory County8,76639922.0$48,213
29149Oregon County8,69979011.0$41,462
29061Daviess County8,54156315.2$59,385
29125Maries County8,50652716.1$58,983
29033Carroll County8,41469512.1$56,690
29081Harrison County8,18672311.3$50,489
29057Dade County7,62249015.6$53,959
29041Chariton County7,3977519.8$56,070
29203Shannon County7,2751,0047.2$44,439
29045Clark County6,62350513.1$56,191
29075Gentry County6,29849112.8$54,610
29179Reynolds County5,9278087.3$43,674
29205Shelby County5,92650111.8$56,121
29211Sullivan County5,7506488.9$51,492
29035Carter County5,35950710.6$43,801
29005Atchison County5,1395479.4$56,797
29199Scotland County4,69843710.8$57,063
29171Putnam County4,5395178.8$51,967
29087Holt County4,2414639.2$61,260
29197Schuyler County4,06930713.2$52,078
29103Knox County3,7405047.4$50,083
29129Mercer County3,4524547.6$55,282
29227Worth County1,8722677.0$50,765

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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